Hampton Court, by the River Thames west of London, was built in 1514 on a site owned by the Knights of St John. Its first owner was Thomas Wolsey, a trusted adviser to King Henry the Eighth and sometimes described as a 'second king.' Wolsey fell from favour with the King and in 1529 passed the palace to him.
In the late 17th century the palace became the residence of Queen Mary II and King William III, who rebuilt much of it in the 'Versailles' style.
Edited from the previous video due to copyright issues.
This is a revised version of a video that appeared last year. I have removed the voice-over and other elements.
Tewkesbury is a historic market town located in Gloucestershire, England. It’s situated at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon.
Tewkesbury was the site of a pivotal battle in the Wars of the Roses, and is home to a historic Abbey.
Battle of Tewkesbury from the Ghent Manuscript By Tewkesbury1.jpg: Unknown derivative work: Jappalang (talk) - Tewkesbury1.jpg, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7022131
Battle of Tewkesbury re-enactment by Antony Stanley
https://www.flickr.com/photos/antonystanley/3713407433/
Under Creative Commons https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
Music:
053 "Rearrange Me"
Organ music by JS Bach and others, Tewkesbury Abbey, July 2023
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI8oBKwCpVk
Cricklade is a small town in north Wiltshire. A river crossing point for the Romans, it was fortified by the Saxons under Alfred the Great and at one point housed the royal mint - coins were produced here in the reign of Henry the First.
Cricklade was awarded Champion of Champions in Britain in Bloom 2011.
Snakeshead Fritillary picture by Judy Dean
https://www.flickr.com/photos/peterscherub/25720244553/
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King Alfred by Giles Watson based on the ‘Alfred Jewel’, coloured by me
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Music:
“Anew”, Hara Noda
“Breakfast by the River”, Macy’s Voice
“Theme for Ruth”, Bladverk Band
all c/o Epidemic Sound
https://epidemicsound.com/
Swindon and Cricklade Railway
https://swindon-cricklade-railway.org/
Visit Wiltshire page on Cricklade
https://www.visitwiltshire.co.uk/towns-and-villages/cricklade-p462673
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erQBzNorzbE
Evesham is a town in a bend of the Avon in Worcestershire. It originated with its 8th century Abbey (since demolished) and has many historic sites as well as a thriving community on both sides of the river.
Music:
"My Simple Thing" - Peter Sandberg
"Alma" - Bladverk Band
"Keep Together" - Indigo Days
via Epidemic Sound https://epidemicsound.com/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty6sd2kWCMQ
An autumn day in Pittville Park and Pump Room, Cheltenham.
I've been taking a break from making videos for a few weeks due to transport availability and other issues, not least that the days are growing shorter and darker. I hope to resume my travels before too long. In the meantime please enjoy these images.
Music:
"Rainy Sunrise"
"Eunody for Wind and Strings"
"Overture to a Dance of Pigeons"
"Bears and Bedposts"
Produced with the assistance of AIVA https://aiva.ai
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8a3EfB3YIA
Manhattan for the Fourth of July 2021.
Words by Walt Whitman.
(c) Chris Amies 2021
remembering
Sheeler and Strand's "Manhatta" (1921)
Music:
"Manhattan" Parts 1 & 2
with the assistance of AIVA
www.aiva.ai
SFX: epidemicsound.com
Photos from Pexels
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by:
Ramaz Bluashvili
Reynaldo #brigworkz Brigantty
David Buchi
Keira Burton
Simone Coltri
Luis Dalvan
Following NYC
Itzyphoto
Vlada Karpovich
Carsten Kohler
Nextvoyage
Andrea Piacquadio
Charles Parker
Pixabay
Tim Samuel
Shawn
Barry Tan
Jimmy Teoh
Sean Valentine
Matthis Volquardsen
Marta Wave
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8r_lpt9zXg
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, is sometimes called "The Capital of the Cotswolds."
On the River Churn, it has a population of around 20,000 and an elevation of 135 m.
Its history includes Iron Age settlement, a Roman town, the now-lost Abbey, and the wool trade.
Music:
"Mountain Sunrise"
"Along the Ridgeway"
Created with the assistance of AIVA
https://aiva.ai
Other material from
https://epidemicsound.com
Photo of Cirencester Park by Mark Kent via Flickr
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Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnkmbYWFp7k
Coimbra is a city in central Portugal. The country's capital during the 12th and 13th centuries, it has a University founded in 1290 - one of the world's oldest, and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2013.
Coimbra is situated on the banks of the Mondego River, the longest river entirely within Portugal (the Tagus and the Douro are longer, but rise in Spain).
Music:
"Bicicletinha," Clara Mendes
"At the Bay," Peace Reels
"Tacet," Clara Mendes
via Epidemic Sound
https://epidemicsound.com/
Images:
"Portugal Map" by Nathan Hughes Hamilton
under Creative Commons
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/
"Monument to Dom Afonso I" by Vitor Oliveira
and
"Coimbra Trolleybus" by Cornelius Kibelka
under Creative Commons
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezL5nkb4Du8